Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
DENIS DIDEROTOnly the bad man is alone.
More Denis Diderot Quotes
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Scepticism is the first step toward truth.
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Are we not madder than those first inhabitants of the plain of Sennar? We know that the distance separating the earth from the sky is infinite, and yet we do not stop building our tower.
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Mankind have banned the Divinity from their presence; they have relegated him to a sanctuary; the walls of the temple restrict his view; he does not exist outside of it.
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I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.
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I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to followany idea, wise or mad that may present itself. My ideas are my harlots.
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There is no true sovereign except the nation; there can be no true legislator except the people.
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Only God and some few rare geniuses can keep forging ahead into novelty.
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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
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There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself.
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Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues.
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There are things I can’t force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.
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All children are essentially criminal.
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Only the bad man is alone.
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If there are one hundred thousand damned souls for one saved soul, the devil has always the advantage without having given up his son to death.
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Wandering in a vast forest at night, I have only a faint light to guide me. A stranger appears and says to me: ‘My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.’ This stranger is a theologian.
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